Marks/Inscriptions: A. 175 Anderson, John (1820 -97) was born at Inverse, 1 Midlothian , Scotland and was ap prentice to a acl smith as a boy. He worked twelve hours a day attended Evening classes at the School of Arts and gained his diploma and medal . He was a stanch Presby lean all his life but this did not prevent him being accepted as a settler by the Canty. Assoc. He and his wife and his eldest son John sailed in the Sir Geo Seymour. He called in the Deans brothers and they encouraged him to set upo his forge at Ch Ch rather than Lylt. He los. chose O s his site "The Bricks " the farthest point on the Avon to which navigation was possible and built a small cottage then; his 2" son Andrew was born there. He bought a section in Cashel Street between Colombo St and the River on the s ou th Side £12 and in Feb. 52 moved his forge and his household to the new site. His fist account - for shooing - is preserved in the office of Andersons L1a. Besides his usual work in the forge he wald sometimes beat out a so0rege into a wedding 7ing f r a young couple. In 1'5 7 a steam Engine and boiler and machine tools were imported and the firth real step forward in the history of the foundry was made . A luncheon to celebrate the occasion was : 100 years , Andre sons ; Press 30.4.97 . 21.12.25 : L.11.30 Cop N.Z.111: Scholefield L. 16.5.57 : 1.6.59 :; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: A. 175 John Anderson in the char. nelda in May '57 whith the supe intend ent ( Moorhouse) He was a member of the first Comm . of the Ch Ch Mechanics Inst ente in W9. In '65 he made the first ion lamp post which was put up in Cashel St. outside Barnard s Horse Repository Plater Known as Talker sales In this year he was also making wool presses on the screw principle. In the election for the first ChCh Municipal Council held in 7e2b. 62 he was second on the pall , bering beaten only by John Hall; twenty prominent citizens stood for ten seats. In '63 he took the contr act for supplying the machinery Y or the Ch Ch Gas Coy. In '65 he was elected a member of the comm. of the Canty A +P. Assoc which Robert Wilkin had started two years before. He became a director of the ChCh Gas Coy. in 68. He sent his two elder sons , John and Andrew, to be educated at Merch ston Castle School in 65 and both of them continued their training in their profession in Scotland. He is said to have imported the first reaper and binder and some of the Earliest ploughs. He was elected to the ChCh City Connal in Sept 68 and was Mayor in that year - the " Mayor in the histogram of Ch.Ch. Wlliam Wilson was the first. LT. 1.3.62 : 18.7.63 : 10.1.67 : 20.3.68 : 3.3.68 :; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: A. 175. John Anderson, This turned out to be an important event in his life because the Duke of Edinburgh visited Ch Ch during his year of office and ( t fell to John Anderson to act as host to the Queens son . He won prizes for a reaping marching and for Screw wool presses and for a flax stripping machine in the ChCh Show of '68 ; and presented the Timaru Presbyterian Church with a bell of his own manufacture whose tona was said to be parties Carly clear and loud. When he was elected 2n Mayor of Ch Ch it was the 18 t. Anne ver ary of his landing in Canty. His speicher of thanks to his fellow counsell ors was marked by his usual good sense and modesty. At the annual dinner 2 Anders ons Foundry Employees held on 31.12.68 thirty men were present. The new Governor , Sir George Bowen, when he visited ChCh in Jan. '69 paid a visit to Andersons Foundry as being one of the sights of ChCh The Governor was entertained to dinner and John Anderson as host proposed the heath of the Evening. The first conservator s appointed under the Canty. Rivers Act for the South Waimak ri district were - John Anderson R.J.S. Harman , J.T Peacock, J.T. Fisher and J. V. Tosswill. This body had power to rate and to borrow on the security of the rates (Feb. 69 LT. 11.9.68 : 11.68 : 3.12.68 : 17.12.68 : 1.1.69 : 14. 1 69 : 18.2.69; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: A. 175 John Anderson 4 Both rating and borrowing were accepted inw lindley at the time. The Waimak. had nearly broken atoll is South bank and run into the Avon several times and in Feb. '68 it succeeded in doing so. When the Duke of Edu burgh visited in 69 (his visit was postponed for a year after he had hen shot and wounded by a Fenian in Australia) the usual procession was organised he non wor xers of ChCh determined that they must "be represented and they naturally went to John Anderson for his Support; he made a rapley which was , for him , curiously iou - day ' Comm tal, almost Evasi . When the great. arrived it was found thar the Canty Foundry had organised its own party and had pride of place , leading the Diversion with its own banner - light oluc with a large locomotive in the center ( apiece 69). He got though his responsible job of presiding at the hunch to the tuke in a way highly creditable to him.self and to the delight and pride of his fellow crt z eus . The Duke got up to leave after what he considered a sufficient attendan and after he had left the May or said , in effect "Dent go , my friends; I n just warned Let us Stay and make a day of it" Accordingly by St doon LT. 23.4.69 : 14.5.69; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: A. 175. Jon Anderson accordingly they all Sat down again and wo longer having to be on their best b hava continued with speeches , sings and meri ment to the great delight of all present. John Olliver a few day after wards organised a presentation of a silver Ria and coffee serrie to the Mayor to mark their appreciation of the in which credit the manner, the Mayor had represented the city of ChCh. She feingold of affection and respect for this good and honour able man shows though the accounts of these proceedings and cannoli be mistaken. o commemora e his year as Mayor John Anderson presented to the crt y an ion fountain with a light on top which was placed on the +edge of the foo path in Hereford St outside the Dank of Nox. Mar. 7 A Thomson Road Steame (later known as a traction Engine) had ben bought by the Prov. Gort romn Dunedin for £12 0 and the Foundry received the order for the trucks which it was to pull. In gp. 71 the first wo tucks to be finished were loaded Each with 4 tous of pig ion and a trial tip was made towards Prebbleton. Among the leading cti sais who were taken in the trip were Rolleston , Kennaway, Thornton , Pov. Engineer, John e Marshman , Dr Barker, T. W. Mande and Andrew Duncan. they soon LT. 23.3.70 : 28.4.71 : 27.5.71; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: A. 175 John Anderson 6 found themselves covered with Soot. Ashes and Small cederman and When speed was put on and the engine reached seven miles per hour showers of glowing Anders fell on them which burnt holes in their clothes . They Stopped at the Bush Inn on the way back to give the Engine and lhe passengers a dunk. soon After there was a break down and they all had to walk back three miles into ChCh. The triad was not very success fe. It was found that 400 gallons of water wooed only last ten miley and as the idea was to cart coal from the Malvern Hills and there was no water between there and Rolleston , this was a Serious drawback. Fhe roadl Steamer went back to the Foundry for repairs and set out with four treks for serious work. Its first job was to cart wheat fr on Col. Brett at Kirwee to Rolleston . It broke dou completely and was finally sold bey Chas Clark for £500. he net realisation was £325 and the lss to the Govt. £ 1655. A dinner of the Iron workers of Canty. was held al the White Hart Sep. 1 John Anderson in the Chair . He complained that the Prov. Gor.t. imported girders instead of giving orders to local found ries . He was returne LT. 9.9.71 : 15.9.71 : 12.1.72; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: F. 175 John Anderson to the ChCh C.C. Sept. 71 top of the pole and returned. thanks in his usual wary with a few comic turns and phases which delighted the crowd. He was on of the f ust to support and carry ont himself the Saturday half holiday. In 7 2 the Foundry was making a 231. bong bolero for the heat Preserving Co at Templeton ; a large booking clown out fit for the Hon Wm. Robinson of Cheviot Hills which would hold 25v acasta at a time ; and a slightly Smathr mne fir R.M. Morten. Anderson was an original member and shareholder of the Canterbury Club Inne 72, and an original director and member of the Comm. He resigned trom the Cuth C.C. in Sept. 72 saying he coldit span the time from his Dwn work. He was an original director of the N.Z . Shipping Co Jan. 73. When he later made a tip to England the Board asked him to look over the ships They had building and satis fy himself that the ion was ell all right. His foudy made four steam cranes for the her wharves af Lylt; such machinery had been imported ups l then Nov. 73. Speaking at the John D eams comyns of age diner he sand that the first , ariel r. Wood night he slept on the plains was at Riccarton and p Sap l Innes was LT. 22.6.72 : 10.8.72 : 25.1.73 : 14.8.73 : 26.11.73 : 16.2.75 : 13.2.75 : 8.5.72; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: A175 John Anderson with him . He was leaving on E trip to Eng. in Feb. 75 partly to big backe his son Andrew who had completed his training as a C.E. 1e was given a dinner at which 100 Sat down. Rolleston proposed his neath. He was told to get his portrait painted in Eng. Manny people were gathered to ce him and his dau. leave leave ther house and there were marry more on the wharf and on the ship at Lylt. In fact the demonstration of affection and coleen was Exl raor diary and no other person could harr aroused ib. They had a very rough return trips and a deck house went over the sidle. one of his fellow passengers was a young Welsh solicitor. - David Lloyd George. owing to a mistake his dog had been left behind and it was brought out in the new Lylt. dredge and unmediated re0guise d if mas ter ot on landing. His portrait had been painted by A. Glasgow and was generally approved , A diner was given him al the Clarendon and over 60 of his men were there, Jan. 76. John Anderson was oe of those who left St Andrews when the n split. She Rev Charles Fraser,s views on such Presbyterian congregation LT. 15.1.76 : 18.3.76; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: A. 175 John Anderson 9. questions as the Darwinian theonsky were too modern for many of the older members ; and he had disp a certain slack ness on financial ques tons. J.A. had been one of the original played the Sept thais Fraser out. Thrse prominent members of St. Pauls John Anderson , Andrew Duncan an d Wm. Henderson made a special trip to Wanganui to persuade he Rev. John Elm she to come to St. Pauls and they succeeded in ther ms con. He laid the f o und ati stone of the new St Pails church 6.11.76. He continued to give much of his valuable time to church work, making lng - journeys isto the country to help to start new congregations. At the first election for the Lylt. Harb. Bd he was chosen as one cf the steam Chamber of Commerce members He imported the first wad roller for the ChCh. C.C; t was christened in the us ual way . At Andersons Foundry pie nie Feb. 80 there was a leading coach containing the band, omnibus 's , 3 lays vehicles of omnibus type , 3 large wagon ets: a beaming and kindle fared Jan lemann cupid a prominent position on the box of the leading Omnibus He stood for ChCh South for Part. but was defeated by the lawyer John Holmes. He was elected to the Licensing Comm for Nor west wald of ChCh. This was the period of the Prohibition Campaign and his victory LT. 2.2.77 : 15.3.7 : 10.12.81 : 23.2.84. fam. inf.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: A. 175 John anderson. 10 was one for continuance " . James Ashworth th Junr Says in his nemours that James Anderson of Kaiapoi q.v. was a brother of John Anderson but it Scmes un likely. The firm of Anderson hid has continued sine his day in the size and scope of its operations ; its history reflects the history of N.Z. in the various works it has undertaker. SIts largest operations have been in rails ay contracts and railway bridges and bachelo ; it has made gold diges and coastal steamers ) many farmers Separates s used to be driven by an Anderson Engine ; its hunga Kauri churns are sent all rer the world . It is a perfect ea ample of capitalism on a small scale where Every worker is known as an individual to the mana gener It has cr timed to be managed by members of the Anderson family He married at Edinburgh in '47 Jane Gibson : she d. 20. 3.94 aged 7373. ) uri ) Adde family. John 81849-1934 m ar. Frances Pall 13.3.79 he d. 30.4.97. aged 77 Cem. Andrew -19 27 marr Lawal Frances ills 24.9.79. 8 Alexandre aike 185-19.7. unmarried. . Frederick W. 1861-1943 J ame Harper marr. Kev , John Elm slic 26.10 81 Elizabeth marr. Wm. Varnham Millton 23.4.85 eldest son Capt. W.N. Millton D obe Thomas J 88) 4 cane+ (8.70) anaconda J which he was an original tinsley.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer